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SUL COCH Y MWNT

26th August 1904 The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard
“As to Sul Coch y Mwnt” and its customs which were continued till the- last century, lit is Stated that. 1115 a lot of Flemings landed on the beach near the Church and a conflict took place between them and the Welsh. The Flemings, after a hard fight, were almost every one killed and their bodies were buried in a piece of waste land near the Church where a large quantity of bones can ( even now be dug up at any time. “Sul Coch y Mwnt” was intended to commemorate the bloody battle which took place there, and the assembly was held on the first Sunday in January. The inhabitants on such occasions indulged in all kinds of sports.” newspapers.library.wales